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BEE-'rHURSDAY ' JUNE 5 , 1884 ,
OMAHA DAILY BEE-FRIDAY , JUNE G , 1881
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A. H.Fitoh , ttitnjar Dilly ClwuUtlon , P. 0. Bo
iSS Omaha , Ncl > ;
THKUE is an ovcraupply of presidential
Ightning roda in the national republican
convention.
Tun nowBpapora of this city arc unani
mous in denunciation of Mayor Ohaso
nnd Marshal Guthrio. They nro a bad
pair.
Tjin Now York Morniny Journal
calls the national republican convention
the great political Derby , and beta that
the dark horse will win.
MAYOH GHASB has said that ho docs
not care what the nowspapora aay about
him. Wo are beginning to believe him.
IIo is evidently lost to all ahanio.
Tun Fourth of July orators are begin
ning to "brush up for the occasion. "
Omaha , as usual , will bo called upon to
supply several oratorical windmills for
country celebrations.
ALTHOUGH the Indiana delegation , by
a vote of " 8 to 2 , has decided to present
the name of Bon. Harrison for the presi
dential nomination , it is aafo to nay that
the betting odds are 28 to 2 against hin
being nominated.
MOTTO to bo placed in full view of the
republican convention : The republican
party must go. [ Herald.
Yea , the republican party must go
into win , as usual. It is the party that
haa the "go" in it.
Tun Herald soys that "all the cranks
in the universe seem to ivrito memorials
to the republican convention. " They
will bo on hand also at the democratic
convention. The presentation of memo
rials is a harmless nnd innocent amuse
ment for the cranks.
THE difference between western and
eastern justice is thus 'pointedly illustra
ted by the Chicago Jlcrald ;
When western people catch a man who
has robbed stage tpasaongors of seven or
eight hundred dollars they hang him.
When eastern people catch a man who
has robbed the bank depositors of aovon
or eight millions they ask the newspapers
to reprimand him.
TUB reason assigned for General
Shorman'a refusing to allow his name to
go before the republican national convention
I tion is that ho did not wish to interfere
in any way with the prosposta of his
brother , Senator John Sherman. It is
maintained by the General's friends ,
however that if the
, senator were en
tirely out of the field , ho would not hesi
tate to nicopt the presidential nomina
tion ,
GENERAL JOHN B. HKNUEUHON , who
has boon selected ns the permanent chair
man of the national rnpublican conven
tion , was ono of the United States sena
tors who voted against the impeachment
of President Johnson. Holding au ap-
poitment under B. IT. Briatow , General
Henderson was the district attorney who
prosecuted the members of the whisky
ring in St. Louis. Ho was removed by
President Grant , and was superseded by
Bliss.
TIIE Philadelphia Record hits the nail
squarely on the head as follows :
The panic in shares nnd kite-Hying
banking docs not extend itself into solid
business operations.
There was no
water to bo squeezed out of the prices of
the great staples of trade. Iron , cotton ,
grain , wool , leather , cloths , nnd other
i - commodities in the long list of nocossa-
rior , nro not forced up or down by the
pitch that has overtaken
the speculators.
The solid business of the country remains
mains solid.
QBOBOE ALFIIED TOWHSKKD , bettor
known to metropolitan newspaper read-
on u "Oath , " is making the most of the
Chicago convention. IIo writes lonq
letters to a half score of the great news
papers daily , and their cent < yjts are always
ways sure to bo readable. "Gath" 'is '
jjraphie , if not always truthful , and his
scholarly ability and extensive acquaint
ance among the moat prominent mou of
the nation civo him nn advantage over
cotemporary correspondents ,
TUB Chicago Jiatlway Jleview says
that ono ot the most Important railways
in the west is experimenting in the use of
air brakes ou freight trains. The
quoa-
lion to bo determined is the
expediency
of increasing the speed
at whioh heavy
traina may bo safely drawn. The llcvlcw
predicts that "some day euch equipment
will probably bo general throughout the
country and with good results. The ex )
press companies do not , of course , much
fancy the idea , which means freight train
speeds of - and
twenty-five thirty miles an
hour , but , nevertheless , if the railways
can got commousuratoly increased rove-
nuea for increased freight speeds the
apeeds will bo forthcoming. " .
THE PLATFORM.
The platform ndopted by the national
republican convention commends ilsolf lo
every thinking man in this country. It
is constructed in accordance with Iho
principles of the great party of freedom
and progress , nnd will moot with univorar
sal approbation. No important question
has been neglected , and every living is-
sue has boon treated in n plain nnd
straightforward manner.
The administration of President Ar
thur very properly receives n strong en
dorsement in the declaration that hia emi
nent services ore entitled to and will re
ceive the hearty approval of every citizen.
The dlflicult tariff question is handled in
n way that will moot the approval of the
gront majority of pooplo. 1th demanded
thnt the imponition of duties on foreign
imports shall bo made , not for revenue
only , but shall bo BO levied as to afford
security lo our diversified industries and
protection to the rights and wages of the
laborer , "to the end thnt active and in
telligent labor as well as capital may have
ito just reward and the laboring man his
full ehnro in the national prosperity. "
The democratic party is charged with the
failure to relieve Iho people of the burden
of unnecessary taxation by a wise reduc
tion of the surplus. The republican
party pledges itself to do what Iho democratic -
cratic party did not have the courage lo
do. It pledges itself to correct the in
equalities of the tariff and reduce the sur
plus in a way that will relieve the tax-
payora without injury to the laborer
or the great productive industries of
the country. Full and adequate protec
tion Is promised to the wool Industry.
The principle of legislative regulation
of railroads is fully recognized. The
platform f.ivora legislation to prevent
unjust discrimination nnd excessive
charges , and to necuro fair and equal
protection to the people and thq railroads
alike. The claims of the workingmen
have boon recognized by the favoring of
the establishment of a national bureau of
labor , the enforcement of the eight hour
law , a judicious system of education , the
denunciation of the importation of con
tract labor , nnd the support of the pres
ent law restricting Chinese immigration.
The demand forthorostoratlonof thonavy
to its old-timo strength and oflicioncy
will bo approved by every man who has
any pride in the prosperity of his coun
try. The people of the territories will
endorse the resolution recommending
thnt the appointments of territorial of
ficers bo made from among the bona fide
residents. The continuance and
improvement of the civil service
reform is strongly recommended.
The alien ownership of lands is em
phatically denounced , nnd a demand is
made for the speedy forfeiture of all land
grants which have lapsed by reason of
non-complianco with the nets of incor-
poiation. The resolution calling upon
congress to suppress polygamy , and to
enforce the law by the use of the mili
tary if necessary , will moot with universal
endorsement. That wo are a Nation ,
with a big " N , " ia declared in the words
that " the people of the United States ,
in their organised capacity , constitute a
nation , nnd not a confederacy of states , "
and that " the national government is
oupromo within the sphere of its national
duty , but the states have reserved righta
which should bo faithfully maintained. "
The republican platform is certainly
broad enough for any man to stand upon.
The declaration of principles is liberal in
its scope , and in accordance with the pro
gressive spirit of the ago and of the party.
The platform of course has been con
structed with a view of making votes ,
and in that it will bo eminently success
ful , for the wishes nnd demands of the
great mass of the people have boon con
sulted and complied with. It is the plat
form of the people , nnd the rep
resentative of the principles embodied
in it the nominee of the national re
publican convention , whoever ho maybe
bo will bo elected by an overwhelming
majority. _
Tin : drowning of Major 0. K. Bab
cock removes a man who gained an unen
viable notoriety during the Grant regime
owing to hia connection with the whisky
ring. This wna the only blot upon his
character , and time has done much to
wipe that out. As n military ollicor ho
made n good record. Major Babcock ,
was a graduate of West Point , and en
tered the army aa n second lieutenant of
engineers. Ho served through the war ,
being promoted from time to time , until
ho reached the rank of major in the rog-
ular army , and brevet brigadier-general.
Ho was appointed aid-do-camp to General -
al Grant in I860 , and became his private
secretary when the latter was Inaugurated
an president. The promotion of Major
- Babcock to bo lieutenant-colonel in the
engineer corpa was under consideration
at the time ol his death. Had ho lived
ho probably would have
received the promotion -
motion notwithstanding the revengeful
opposition of hia old enemies in the
whisky ring who were convicted while ho |
- escaped , through the influence of Gener
al Grant.
TUB mayor of Philadelphia proposes to
enforce the law against the use of fire
crackers and iiroworka. Would it not beef
a good thing for the city council ol
Omaha to pats an ordinance prohibiting
their USD in thia and
city , then call or
the marshal and police to enforce the
law 1 It seems to ns that the Interests hoof
the city ought to bo considered rather
than the ono-day's pleasure of boys and
rocklos * persona generally ,
THE resolution introduced in the na
tional republican convention by Delegate
Stobbins , of Arizona , to the effect that
the appointment of territorial officers by
the president of the United States should
bo from actual residents of such territo
ries , was very properly incorporated in hori
plotfown. TheByatoinof appointing terri
torial officers from all over the country is
simply making the territories nn asylum
ot place of retirement for played out
politicians. The people of the territo
ries nro getting tired of this way of doing
business , particularly when thuy have
among their resident population bricht
nnd active men capable of filling any
ofiico acceptably.
HON. JOJIXJl. LYNCH.
The election of lion. John H. Lynch
as tomporaryjchftirman of the republican
national convention was n recognition
of the colored people of the United
States , which they no doubt will appre
ciate. Their representative , Mr. Lynch ,
not only possesses ability , but ho is a
solf-mado man. His speech upon accept
ing the temporary chairmanship of the
national convention was n model of rhetoric
eric and sound sonso. It reflected credit
upon himself and upon his constituents.
Mr. Lynch , who has riaon from the
hnmblo walks in life , to positions of na
tional importance , was born in Louisiana ,
in 1817 , of n slave mother. Had any ono
told his mother , in the days of her son's
childhood , that ho ono clay would pre
side ever n great national convention of
the party of freedom nnd progwa , and
would bo elected to congress , she would
have laughed at it as n flattering joko.
At the cloao of the war young Lynch ,
having lonrnod the photographic art
from the floating galleries , that used to
run on the Mississippi , wont into busi
ness for himself in Natchez , Mississippi.
Ho took an intorcst in local politics and
in 18C9 ho had iho honor of being ap
pointed n justice of the pcaco. In No
vember of the same year ho was elected
to the legislature and iras re-elected in
871 , being chosen speaker of the house
f representatives in that body. In 1872
o made n successful run for congress.
e essayed to repeat his triumph in 1870.
ut his election was contested , and his
at finally given to General Chalmers.
his did not deter his constituency from
utting "him up . again in 1878 but
.gain ( General Chalmers obtained the
oat in the contest , although toward the
list of the session congress adjudged him
ho rightful occupant. Since the oxpira-
011 of his term ho has boon attending
olcly to his two largo plantations in
Idams County , Miss. Ho has , however ,
eon chairman of the state executive
ommittoo for some time past. Ho is a
omarkably intelligent looking man of
- , of the complexion that
outhornors would call a bright mulatto.
iVhat education ho has ho has picked up
, nd added to what a uhrowd mother wit
.aa already given him.
TUB startling intelligence comes from
Hastings , by way of the Omaha Herald ,
liat numerous republicans and old
oldioro in that vicinity "aro very indig-
ant ever the selection of Lynch as tem
porary chairman of the republican na-
ional convention , and a largo number
assort that they will not support the
republican ticket no matter whov is the
nominoo. The fooling of indignation ii
running high. " If this is true it is really
too bad that the republican convention
haa jeopardized the interests of the par-
y. The convention ought to immediate
ly do something to allay the fooling of
ndignation that is running DO high in
Hastings. The announcement from
Hastings will no doubt bo received with
great deal of surprise and alarm among
the loaders of the republican party.
Tan barbarous "sun danco" of the
Sioux Indiana nt Pine llidgo agency haa
boon discontinued in accordance with in
structions from the department of the
Interior.
LITERARY NOTES.
"Tun UNION PAoirioTouiUKT , " which :
hns just boon published by the passenger
department of the Union Pacific railway ,
is ono of the few works of the kind that
\vo have scon for oonio years. It is n
guido to the health and pleasure resorts
of the mountains and Pacific coast re-
giono. It ia elegantly gotten up , ia filled
with finely engraved illustrations , and
ho text is written in a very entertaining
nannor.
It is fitting that n work like this should
jo issued by the Union Pacific passenger
department , because to the Union Pacific
railway the public looks for transporta
tion through the grazing lands of Neb
raska and the grain Holds of Kansas , ibto
the wondrous environs of the Rocky
Mountains , and still further to the al
most unknown Northwest , and on ate
California. Depending on the Union
Pacific for transit , the public naturally
looks to that company tor information.
While the subject matter is now divided
into chaptora , the design has boon to
make its divisions as indicated , independ
ent each of the other. The tourist may
thus start at the Missouri river and go ? to
Ogden , and thence to Salt Lake city.
Next ho may visit the Yellowstone
Park and the Yosemite valley , or ho may
consider Denver the primal point , and
traverse Colorado regardless of other
states and territories. The "Union Pad-
fie Tourist" may bo had on application clto
the Union Pacific passenger department ,
Omaha ,
"HAY SEED ; or how to develop speed
in trotters and pacers , and steer them
in a race , " is the title of a very useful
little volume , published by the Toledo
Blade printing and paper company. The '
author and compiler of thia work has en > <
deavored to condense and crystalizo , in
aa brief a manner as possible , the great
fundamental principles of developing
speed in horses , and believes that by a
careful reading and attention to the con
tent * of thia work , any man with horse
cento and natural love for this noblest of
all animals , coupled with a patient dis
position a man who can"w it and win , "
can become a successful trainer and
driver. The work ia peculiarly adapted
to amateurs and farmer boys , who can
readily understand every word contained
in the work without reference to the
dictionary. The author has confidence
the work will bo npprecatod , from the
fact that it is the ouly brief treatise of iU
kind in English literature that embodies
all the information the amateur needs. lesm
Tu KOLEOTIU , PUYBIOLOOV , by Eli
F. Brown , M. D , , published by Van
Antwort , Bragg & flo. , Cincinnati and
Now York , is a treatise upon the
human body , prepared with special rofbe
eronco to its use in schools , The succes
sion of topics adopted is such as long experience -
porionco has determined is the best. The
simplest parts are studied first ; the most
complex portions are comidorod last. The
succession of topics is based on n plain
oraor of dependence. In presenting the
various vital processes , nnd in the pxanito
ination of any great organ , attention is
first given to the structure and use of
parts. Hygicno then follows closely ,
because the discussions of structure nnd
use determine the hygicno , and point to
its immediate consideration. This subly
joct ia taught in the common schools in
order lo impart a clear knowledge of the
nature and use of the body , nnd to im-
proas forcibly the ways and moans of
maintaining ita health nnd vigor. Much
nttontron is given to the care "f proper
sanitary conditions in the homo , nnd to
habits of honlthfulnoss in ordinary life.
Emphasis ia given to the discussion of
nuch habits as load to pain and disease.
The clloctB of narcotics and stimulants on
the body nnd mind are sot forth plainly
and fully. The character of alcoholic
beverages , tobacco , opium , etc. , receives
special attention.
The American Monthly , published by
J. F. Gill , Chicago , which propos
es to itself to become the Contemporary
lloview of the West , and to give Chicago
n periodical of higher tnno than any yet
attempted , certainly presents n very cred
itable showing that way for its first
three numbers. The Juno issue contains
a symposium on free trc.do nnd protection
by Messrs. Hadynk , Smith nnd Van-
Buron Donslow , respectively. Mr. Ap-
plotpn Morgan , in a piper entitled
"William Shnkspoaro and Mr. Francis
Bncon'o Scrap Books , " denies that ho is
an exponent or adherent of the Baconian
theory , but admits that ho can see no
reason why the Shakspoaroana should be
willing enough to concede everybody
else Fletcher , Ilowloy , MiddlotonNash ,
Lodge a hand in the playa , and oxcjudo
an preposterous the name of Bacon nfono.
unless because ho is ao formidable n rival
that they are nfraid of what his claims
might dovelopo into. If this now arrival
among monthlies will continue to present -
sent a3 pungent and thoughtful papers as
this upon presidential candidates and
outlookinga by Mr , Beorbowor , it will
find no BUch word ns ' "fall" in iia lexicon.
LAUDES DOMINI. A collection of spir
itual songs , ancient and modern. Pub
lished by the Century company , Now
York. The novelty mid tne inorit of this
arrangement ia that , while it contains
many of the oldest and beat known com
positions of Watte , Woaloy , CowporDod-
ridge , and other oldfaahiouodwriters , it
also embraces fine modern English hymns
with compositions by Americans , showing
indeed a selection nnd combination of the
hymnology of a century and three-quar
ters. Another peculiarity is that the arrangement -
rangomont 13 such that hymns for the va-
rioua periods of church service , ni well as
in unison iriih the ordinary subjects of
sermons , are also placed together. The
paper 13 good and the typo largo and
pleasant to the nye , and the nmaic
of every piece is clearly printed to
gether with the worda. And there is a
series of indexes very useful and neces
sary. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
STATE JOININGS.
J. N. McElrny , a Fremont saloon keeper ,
was fined $07.05 for soiling budge to a lunatic.
Threa hundred dollars have boon raised In
Grand Island to paint the town pyrotocbnt-
cally on the 4th. .
A section of the FlaKe brldiro at' I'romoJfe ,
was moved by the flood Monday , but the damage -
ago was repaired In a few hours ,
Lincoln haa boon at the mercy of the burg
lar for two or three weeks past , and robberies
were reported every night. The mayor has
placed a premium of $100 on orory burglarious-
head shot full of holoa.
A woman named Praizor caino BO near bo
jng cruxhod by tbo cars at North Bond , Mon
day , that a portion of her dress was torn by
the whoeli. The uhock of her narrow escape
prostrated her for some time.
The state board of equalization haa com
pleted the assessment Of the railroads of the
state for 1881. The1 Union Pacific hog -105
miles assessed , nt 811,438 per mile ; the B , &
M. and bronchos. 1,050 miles , nt ( main line
312,000) ) 3 > ,980S. O. & P. 338 miles , at Si-
liC9 ; Omaha & Minneapolis , 221 iniloa , at Si-
320. The total nnmborof milea of road is 2-
058 , and the total oaswwod valuation 817,777- .
S'JO.CO. Last year the valuation was 810.300-
AND
Matters or Intercut to Hmploycrs anil
Employed.
Plilln.Preiu.Mny 31.
Since the opening of the natural gas
well on the Westiiif-houno premises in
I'ittsbug throe contract * have boon signed
for the boring of now wells to secure 3da
KH3 supply for manufacturing purposes ,
The gas aror are being discovered at
points remote from where it was supposed
to exist. cdm
An ollicor of the International Union
of Store Moldera said that stops would
bo taken nt the next mooting to place the
store molders on a basia like that of ho
iron workers , ao thai ; atrikcs could bo
ordered nnd carried on in districts , The
trouble is that there are more otoros in
stock than can bo sold for some months ,
and there are molders than can bo em
ployed , though this does not apply to the
local industry.
The Western Kail Association is find
ing the objticlos in the way of its syndi
cate almost inseparable. The secret is
that apmo firms possess advantages and
facilities which cuablo them to undersoil
others , and they refuse to shut down to
help the others out. There is on extra
ordinary consumption going on , but still
there are many more machines than reef
needed.
After all that haa bo en said in favor of
arbitration , it moots with but very little ;
genuine favor among the organized wage
laborers of the country because arbitra
- tion and organization are in ono sense rau -
tngonistio terms. Where a labor organization
jior
zation Is unable to enforce iU desire or
determination , arbitration is acceptable
on the pica that "half a loaf is bettor
than no bread. " Organized labor votes
down arbitration generally , because is
seeks to ignore and sot rsido organized
labor and to suUtituto individuol action
for organized control.
The conference committee of the iron
manufacturers and Amalgamated associa
tion met in Pittsburg yesterday morning
and signed last year's wages scale , with
the addition of 20 per cent advance on
steel nails and shoots demanded by the
employes. The conference , which was
in session only a short time , was very
harmonious. This action averts a strike (
and insures steady work to 100,000 em
ployes in the iron mills of the country for
ono year , Iron-workers are jubilant over
the amicable settlement ot threatened
troubles.
Powdorly is the ono pointed to by the
waio-workera ( for the head of the newly
created Labor Bureau at Washington. >
Somd rather discreditable names nave
been suggested also men who sought ;
high ofllco and failed. Powdorly , though
a democrat , could carry the almost solid
republican nnd Greenback support for
the place , and it is needless to say , no
bettor name has boon suggested.
The Pittaburg glass factories will re
main idle nil summer , but these nt St.
Louis and San Francisco will run , be
cause of the vooy urgent demand fcr
glass and the oiler of good wages. A co
operative glass works has just _ started in
to make glass at Bollairo , Ohio , making
ton In nil nt that point.
The Cleveland printers have been or
ganized with the Knights of Labor. The
thirty-second session of the International
Union will meet in Now Orleans tomorrow
row morning. The pcintors nro general
ly well employed , and but few reduc
tions of wages have boon mndo or at
tempted.
There lire 224 branches in the Inter
national Cignrmakcra * Union , The S.in
Francisco Ohinoao cigarmakors have
gained three strikes for nn advance in
vragcs within thrco months. Chinese
labor is becoming scarce on the Pacific
coast. The demand for tobacco nnd cigars
is such OB to secure steady employment
in all sections.
It has boon given out that the bitu
minous coal miner moots with welcome in
the anthracite regions. Such ia not the
ciso , excepting in the sense of turning
out to hear what ho has to nay nnd what
ho proposes to do. The fact is tint the
spirit of organization has boon burnt bad
ly. The mumorics of prosomitions , betrayals -
trayals , of detectives in disguise , of fail
ures , of short worl : nnd short pay , all riao
up to hold depressed minors bick from
any determined attempt to better their
condition by organization. During the
past vraak 'tOUO striking miners returned
to work in Ohio , Indiana and Illinois.
A quit t movement ia now on foot to
spread the spirit of organization among
the Wait furnace employes in the west.
Heretofore every ollbrt has failed because -
cause the furnaces are so isolated. The
aim is to make the organization a lovor-
ngo for the iron workers. If the Amal
gamated Association could cut off the sup
ply of pig-iron nt pleasure it would cer
tainly add to their control nnd jeopardize
the situation of their employers , which is
at proannt by no means comfortable.
That association has gained its power by
ohrowd and capable management through
twenty-five or moro years of existence.
All the blast furnace mon about Pitts-
burg nro organized , and thia means trou
ble some day to the mill owners unless
stocks can bo bought outside , or the furnace
naco companies carry heavy stocks of
thole own.
Trades-unionism abroad is holding its
own and is becoming moro and moro be
neficial in its character. Leas nnd less
of the striking spirit prevails. From
the last report of the Amalgamated
Carpenters in Manchester , it appears that
twenty-two now branches were oponcd
lust year , making 307 in nil , with
buildings worth § 1508,000. During the
yjar § 180,829 was paid out in sick , funer
al , superanuated and accidental benefits.
Trades-unionism in Great Britain is stea
dily becoming an insurance movement.
Labor troubles are threatened on the
continent. Not ono-tenth of the agita
tion ever roaches the puMic prints , It
being the policy of the European press
to not encourage discontent by publici
ty. The Paris workmen are still sorely
pressed with want , and privation iasomo-
what serious in many of the provinces.
Some intorcst is exhibited in American
systems of organization , and some seeds
will bo dropped there this summer.
British ironmakora are bewailing the
fact that during the first three months of
this year 100,000 tons less of iron and
stool rails were exported than in the first
quarter of 1883 , and 200,000 tons less
than in the same quarter of 1882. The
railmakors , shipbuilders and furnace com
panies are all in deep gloom over the out
look ; but the British ironmaster has an
enormous stock of pationco. Ho will use
the dullness to crowd down labor organi
zation and high wages.
Four moro co-operativo stores have
been established within a few days , The
mistake generally made is in placing ox-
workmen in charge , who know nothing
of management and who will not learn.
The subject haa its attractions for the
wage workers ; but in nine cases out of ton
all those who started aa managers of such
concerns are now in business for them
selves. The attraction of an independent
business and .larger profits than can be
earned as a co-operative manager lead to
breaks and dissatisfactions whico send
the Btoro to the bottom and the manager
to the top.
Quito a number of boya have been al-
remiy sent out from the Girard College
Mechanical Department and started in at
§ 3 to $1.80 per week. A prejudice has
long ; oxioted against the boys from this
institution , but under the excellent
management of the young Mid energetic
mechanical instructor there thnt preju
dice is fast disappearing. Nearly all the
boys develop an aptitude for tools and
for work in and with machinery. They
are taught in mechanics ono and three
quarter hours twice a week for two
years. The mechanical department is
being rapidly fitted up to allow opportunities
nitios for n largo Hat of avocation. The
success which have attended the ion- who
have gone outis stimulating others to
greater attention.
Machinists are being sought for tote
to rising manufacturing towns in the
South , especially in Tennessee , Georgia
and Aalbama. The railroad managers
there are building their own shops ; foun
dries are springing up ; tools are in demand
mand , and openings are multiplying for
special talent. Several Eastern Pennsyl
vania mechanics who have ventured there
have struck good situations.
The boot and shoo manufacturers , ofa
this city are doing a good though not a
rushing business for the summer and fall
trade. Leather is moving downward in
price , owing to the increasing supply.
The larger manufacturers are all busy.
Traveling salesmen are writting back en
couragement , but heavy orders are not
looked for several weeks. .
The Brussels carpet weavers lo
the idea of learners taking their ! S ,
and say that when they were learners
they knew what it was to develop skill
to manage a loom and do good work.
They talk resolutely , and will fight aa
lone as funds , patience and pluck last.
The trifle of a cent or half-cent n yard ,
they say , does not enter into the ques
tion of work or no work. The market
simply does not demand carpet , and
the employers , they say , are taking >
advantage of the dullness to score another
little advantage. The manufacturers
yesterday put the matter in quito a dif
ferent light , and. while declining to en
ter into a discussion ever what the woav
crnZaay , reply that prices are too high ;
that they are above thoao current in
Now England ; that trade competition is
driving them more closely every year ;
that demand this fall will not lot all their
looms go to work , and so on. The past
season haa been a very good ono the car
pet trade , and it ia probable that , with
fair crops this summer , the distribution
thia fall and winter will bo put to all rea
aonablo expectations.
SMOKE Seal of North Carolina Tobacco.
SOLE AGENTS FOlt
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WEBER , HAYNES AND HAKDMAN
AND SMITH , AMERICAN AND PACKARD ORGANS.
Wo have the largest and boat stock of Shoot Music in the city , comprising Bor ,
lin , Vienna , Peters' "Leipzig" Cheap Edition , Brcslau , Mayonco editions.
Small Goods and General Music Merchandise of all Kinds ,
110 N. 1CTI1 STREET , OROUNSE'S BLOCK.
EDHOLM & ERICKSON ,
iiLESALE AID RETAIL j
uowolryofa designs made to order. Largo stock of
Diamonds and Fine Gold Jewelry.
AGENTS FOR GORIIAM MANUFACT'NG ' GO'S STERLING SILVERWAR E
LAimiS STi'OIC OF
Howard , altliam , Elgin , Lancaster and Columbus Watches
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
A. 80UN iLDEfi WATCH , DRESDEN.
Cor. loth nnd Dodge , opposite Postoflice.
EDHQLEVS & ERICKSON.
1409 and 1411 Dodge St. , \ c ± rthod , } OmalK
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TWO WBEEL CAETS.
:1S19 and 1820 IHrnoy Street and 403 0. ISlh Olreetff \ _ U
ajlritoJ Oiiibra J MruUhol Icaounou application * \JfrtttAllam
The Finest Family Garden
m THE CITY.
Music Every Evening , and
Mt L IM
.Saturday ) ) , It the wnthor is plearant. An clcg&nt lunch will bo tcncd every mrrnlnp , and tlio choice !
Ii'nuorJ and Cigars constantly on hand. SENF & JIAURtll. Tioprlctora
Cor. Oth and Farnam Street ) .
OMAHA NEBRASKA.
JOBBER OF
EASTER * PRICED DUPLICATED *
11 FARNAM STREE OMAHA
NEW MARKHSM HOTEL
The Palace Hotel of Denver.
Cor , Seventeanth and Lawrence Sbs
Booms 76o to 12.00 jr day. Srdil JUtfi by Iho Month.
THE FINEST TABLE IN THE WEST.
[ Conducted on the American and European Plana. m
Board § 7 per week. na v
P , S , OONDN , - - PEOPEIETO
Double and Single Acting Power ano Hand
Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , Belting , Hose , Brass and Iron Flttl' RB ,
Steam Packing at wholesale and retail. HALLADAY WIND-MJLLS , CHURCH
AND SCHOOL BELLS ,
1 Corner 10th Farnam St. , Omaha Neb ,